5
taut(adjective, rigid, tight)
5
tense(adjective, stiff)
5
tight(adjective, close, snug)
5
widened(verb, adjective, extended, expanded, increased)
4
overstated(verb, exaggerated)
4
protracted(verb, adjective, great, spread, deep)
4
pulled
3
augmented(verb, adjective, exaggerated, extended, expanded)
3
caricatured(verb, vast, exaggerated, extended, expanded)
3
expansive
3
long(adjective, time, great, deep, high)
3
overestimated(verb, exaggerated)
3
overpraised(verb, exaggerated)
3
reached(noun, verb)
3
tightened
3
widespread
2
burgeoned(verb, adjective, expanded)
2
distanced(noun, verb)
2
dragged out(expression, extended, lengthened)
2
drawn-out(great, high, long, extended, protracted)
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